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Pennsylvania State University - University Park PhD in Soil Sciences

Soil Sciences is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in soil sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park PhD in Soil Sciences

#211 in the U.S
#27 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Soil Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. A school's placement in this ranking is determined by a number of objective factors, including student debt accumulation, post-graduation earnings, and student and faculty diversity.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #211 out of 464 schools in the country for this major at the doctorate level. It is also ranked #27 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Doctorate in Soil Sciences from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time graduate students at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,571 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $915 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online PhD in Soil Sciences?

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park soil sciences doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to soil sciences.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics & Business 1
Agricultural Public Services 3
Food Science Technology 3
Plant Sciences 14
Other Agriculture 1

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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